# NTSB Accident ERA17FA156
> **LUSCOMBE 8** · 2017-04-18 · East Windsor, CT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA156
- **Event ID:** 20170418X01152
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-04-18
- **Location:** East Windsor, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.933055, -72.565834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LUSCOMBE
- **Model:** 8
- **Registration:** N8554Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flying pilot's excessive maneuvering of the airplane at a slow airspeed, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' operation of the airplane over its maximum allowable gross weight.

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